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    1. A study on the usage of mass media information communication technology among the farming community of Mandya District, Karnataka State, India

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Devaraj, Dr. (author), Kumar, Stanley Madan (author), Kumari, S. Usha (author), and Machendranath, Dr. (author)
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019-02-11
    Published:
    Public Knowledge Project
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 122 Document Number: D11141
    Journal Title:
    Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries
    Journal Title Details:
    6(3): 423-432
    Notes:
    10 pages., ISSN 2241-1925, via online journal., Mass-media plays a very important role in bringing about change in the behavior of users by putting across the useful information, which leads to decision making for adoption of innovation. Among the different Mass-media channels radio and television are becoming popular for farm, home, community and entertainment programmes. This paper discusses the Usage of Mass Media Information Communication Technology among the farming community of Mandya District, Karnataka State, India.

    2. Mobile technology and food access

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Wantchekon, Leonard (author) and Riaz, Zara (author)
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019-02-16
    Published:
    USA: Science Direct
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10352
    Journal Title:
    World Development
    Journal Title Details:
    117 : 344-356
    Notes:
    13 pages., Via online journal., Access to food is a basic pillar of human development. It is therefore unsurprising that it features so centrally on global development agendas and that a robust, interdisciplinary literature seeks to examine its determinants. This study focuses on the relationship between mobile technology and food access. Specifically, we ask whether mobile technology can strengthen the relationship between food access and certain social and political factors such as remittance flows and political participation. We use Afrobarometer surveys and highly disaggregated data on 2G network coverage to estimate a multilevel model testing how increased connectivity measured by mobile technology influences food access. We show that mobile phone use and higher frequency of use are significantly and positively correlated with food access, but we do not find evidence that remittances and political participation levels can explain the mechanisms linking mobile technology and food access. The study highlights that connectivity can play a powerful role in shaping food outcomes even when controlling for commonly identified impediments such as income constraints or physical isolation. These findings suggest that policies aimed at improving food access should devote attention to strengthening both communication and physical infrastructure.